Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ moved from $49,840 in May 2024 to $51,380 in May 2025 (+3.1%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits -0.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power from BLS and BEA sources, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability.
Semiconductor Processing Technicians shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Semiconductor Processing Technicians publishes $78,940 here versus $51,430 nationally (+53.5%; 2,260metro-area jobs). Next is Family Medicine Physicians at $341,680 locally versus $244,180 nationally (+39.9%).
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians$78,940 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 53.5% above the national Semiconductor Processing Technicians median of $51,430 (2,260 published local jobs).
- Family Medicine Physicians$341,680 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 39.9% above the national Family Medicine Physicians median of $244,180 (2,050 published local jobs).
- Bartenders$46,940 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 36.7% above the national Bartenders median of $34,340 (10,580 published local jobs).
- Chief Executives$138,900 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 35.1% below the national Chief Executives median of $213,990 (3,140 published local jobs).
Semiconductor Processing Technicians and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 38060 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $69K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #54/528
- RPP-MID 103.3
- OCC-MOST 644 occs
- TOP-LEAD Orthopedic Sur… · $559K
- EMP-MIX Computer and…
- TREND-INLINE -0.0 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Bellingham, WA
- BOOK-FULL 606 rows · May 2025
Read with Bellingham, WA (+$99 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Employment scale inside Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's top-pay list
Computer and Information Systems Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Computer and Information Systems Managers 11,510 jobs · $169,720
- 2. Sales Managers 11,210 jobs · $148,320
- 3. Physicians, All Other 5,210 jobs · $301,270
- 4. Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,250 jobs · $169,310
- 5. Computer Hardware Engineers 2,820 jobs · $167,010
- 6. Dentists, General 2,700 jobs · $194,180
- 7. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2,100 jobs · $228,040
- 8. Family Medicine Physicians 2,050 jobs · $341,680
- 9. General Internal Medicine Physicians 1,960 jobs · $259,320
- 10. Veterinarians 1,480 jobs · $161,060
- 11. Pediatricians, General 1,080 jobs · $233,950
- 12. Database Architects 980 jobs · $156,100
- 13. Psychiatrists 240 jobs · $260,330
- 14. Nurse Anesthetists 230 jobs · $237,200
- 15. Physicians, Pathologists 220 jobs · $349,470
- 16. Air Traffic Controllers 220 jobs · $161,220
- 17. Computer and Information Research Scientists 160 jobs · $164,460
- 18. Orthodontists 100 jobs · $272,330
Occupations Tracked
644
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$69,059
employment-weighted, 606 complete rows
Top Salary
$558,970
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Cost of Living
103.3
3% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $558,970 |
| 2 | Radiologists | $525,930 |
| 3 | Surgeons, All Other | $410,100 |
| 4 | Neurologists | $409,610 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $369,720 |
| 6 | Physicians, Pathologists | $349,470 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $341,680 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $301,270 |
| 9 | Orthodontists | $272,330 |
| 10 | Psychiatrists | $260,330 |
| 11 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $259,320 |
| 12 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $244,170 |
| 13 | Nurse Anesthetists | $237,200 |
| 14 | Pediatricians, General | $233,950 |
| 15 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $228,040 |
| 16 | Dentists, General | $194,180 |
| 17 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,720 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $169,310 |
| 19 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $167,010 |
| 20 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $164,460 |
| 21 | Surgical Assistants | $161,710 |
| 22 | Air Traffic Controllers | $161,220 |
| 23 | Veterinarians | $161,060 |
| 24 | Database Architects | $156,100 |
| 25 | Sales Managers | $148,320 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $32,060 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $32,510 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $33,190 |
| Animal Trainers | $33,340 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $33,660 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | $34,230 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,540 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $34,830 |
| Cashiers | $34,920 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $35,010 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in AZ
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside AZ. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($69,059 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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- Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric leads published medians in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ at $558,970/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $69,059 adjusts to about $66,843 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 103.3. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for AZ before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.